Category: Advocacy
Grief education in schools submissions
The Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand is pleased to support two submissions to the review of the Health and Education curriculum. While each takes a different approach, both are grounded in ensuring children and their teachers are better equipped to deal with grief.
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Fuel prioritisation submission to MBIE
We have written to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on behalf of our members, providing feedback on the proposed fuel prioritisation bands. Our submission highlights the ess… Read more
Health Select Committee presentation
Andrew Malcolm, President of the Funeral Directors Association, and CEO Gillian Boyes, presented to the Health Select Committee. This meeting offered a vital platform to address claims made by Death without Debt and to share insights on areas we believe require thoughtful consideration for better deathcare outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Briefing for Incoming Minister - Louise Upston, Minister of Social Development and Employment
We all die. But death shouldn’t have to lead to poor mental health outcomes or debt for those left behind. We have ideas about how this Government could show a human face on death in a containable way in terms of fiscal risk.
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Why aren't politicians facing the other big inevitable topic?
Taxes are getting a lot of focus in this year’s election. But that other big inevitable, death, remains the topic MPs seem steadfastly keen to ignore.
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